HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Police are working to find the person responsible for a prank call that prompted a lockdown at three schools in eastern Henrico County Friday afternoon.

"Henrico Police responded to Rolfe Middle School to investigate a serious threat," Henrico Schools officials posted on Twitter at 2 .p.m. "At the same time, Baker Elementary and Varina High School were put on a "lockdown" as a precaution."

Officials said police are investigating to find the person or people responsible.

"Situations like this are always taken very seriously," school officials said.

Officials said Rolfe middle schools students remained in their classrooms as police investigated.

The lockdown at Baker and Varina was lifted earlier and normal activities resumed, officials said.

"The 'lockdown' at Rolfe Middle School has been lifted, meaning no schools are on lockdown anymore," officials said at 2:50 p.m. "Dismissal at Rolfe Middle and Varina High will take place at their usual times."

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There was a heavy police presence at John Rolfe Middle School and parents were flocked to the school check on their kids.

One panicked mother cried when she pulled up to see numerous police cars outside the middle school.

“Where is my child?” she pleaded. “He’s not answering his phone, so I don't know.”

Information wasn’t flowing fast enough for her and many of the other parents huddled together on the sidewalk in front of the school.

She began to fear the worst after one woman showed up minutes after getting a frantic call from her 13-year-old sister as rumors swirled.

“She just kept on calling and calling," Ceara Eberhart said. "And then I finally answered the phone and she was like, 'Where you at? Can you come and get me?' And she was like, 'They was shooting inside the school.' And I couldn't believe it. I thought she was lying."

Henrico police, who said no shots were fired, responded to the school around 1 p.m. after a call came in about an active shooter at the school.

As a precaution, John Rolfe immediately went on lockdown.

Several students outside on the track were evacuated to nearby Varina High School where they stayed until an all clear was given and they could return to their school.

“Officers arrived on the scene and didn`t find anything to indicate that there was an active shooter nor that there were any shots fired on the scene no students have been injured,” Lt. Kim Johnson with Henrico Police said.